Elon Musk has been linked with buying Liverpool. (Image: Getty)
Even for the , billionaire businessman buying would be considered a wild development. But fresh from backing new US President elect and calling for to leave the Reform party, the X owner has been linked to a takeover at Anfield.
His father Errol , outlining how the family has roots to the city with Musk’s grandmother having been born there.
While Musk is a highly-divisive character, one thing the South-African born celebrity would bring to the club is money.
Musk is regarded as the wealthiest individual in the world, with estimating his net worth to be £336billion. And for just a snippet of that fortune, he could undoubtedly boost by supplying the money to buy players in the areas they need to strengthen.
Despite ’s side being six points clear at the top of the , the Dutchman will inevitably need reinforcements this summer. The dwindling form of left-back Andy Robertson has led to the club being linked to star Milos Kerkez, who is reportedly rated at around £40millon.
The Reds also appear in need of a new centre-back, with yet to sign a contract extension and the new manager seemingly not a fan of Jarell Quansah. Ibrahima Konate has also been plagued by injury problems, which could lead to Slot going back to his native Netherlands to address the issue.
Alexander Isak is flying at Newcastle this season. (Image: Getty)
defender Jorrel Hato is currently excelling in the Eredivisie, and at 18 appears an ideal long-term replacement for Van Dijk. Any deal is likely to be in the region of £25m, which would represent tremendous value if he has anything like the impact of the current club captain.
are also expected to reignite their interest in Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi. Despite being willing to trigger his £51m release clause in the summer the Spaniard opted to stay at his boyhood club – but Slot has been vocal about his desire to bring another ‘No.6’. And the 25-year-old would surely find another approach tough to turn down given he’ll almost certainly be guaranteed football.
But the most critical signing the club could make next summer is in the forward department. Concern is growing that is heading for the exit door as negotiations over a new deal drag on, while appears to be living on borrowed time amid a poor run of form.
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Arguably, the most in-form attacker aside from Salah in the right now is Alexander Isak. And given his contract runs until June 2028, are likely to demand a mammoth fee in the region of £150m to part company with a player so critical to them.
If Musk were to take over and the club were to pull off that quartet of signings in a £266m spree, it may go some way to adhering him to club fans frustrated by FSG’s lack of recent investment. But regardless, the involvement of the Tesla chief at , and indeed English football, would make for enthralling and at times bizarre theatre.